You can tailor the COBOL editor's behavior to how you prefer working.
Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Completion To configure the behavior of COBOL completion lists for IntelliSense, click Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > IntelliSense.
Configuring IntelliSense for COBOL - Insertion To configure the IntelliSense behavior when inserting suggestions in the COBOL editor, click Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > IntelliSense > Insertion.